jazel Flor

[jazel Flor @jflor3401]

@lunarbloomer @ofh510 @mmt98 I love this. Organic intellectualism is a critical epistemological tool for creating culturally responsive care. #HoodKnowledge #HoodScholar

[jazel Flor @jflor3401]

@meli_cssw You belong here! Your positionality (including your struggles) is your intuitive power. Or in the words of Audre Lorde, it is your erotic- the internal source of wisdom that allows you to know. HUGS

[jazel Flor @jflor3401]

A reminder to all my current and future mental health professionals, your mental health struggles do not make you less of an asset to the field. Marsha Linehan founded DBT informed by her own struggles with suicide and mental illness. #csswmmt22 @mmt98
@Active_Minds

[jazel Flor @jflor3401]

@MarisolrSW @mmt98 I have not worked with DBT myself, but I've heard/read about the benefits. I'm glad Marsha's determination is able to serve others

[jazel Flor @jflor3401]

Thank you @nfontenot2510! Attending college is an assumed marker of "being fine," and this is not the case. How can we create structural changes to support college mental health? (equitable access to counseling is one) #CSSWMTT22 @mmt98

[Nicole Fontenot @nfontenot2510]

The college mental health crisis is silent yet common. Authors suggest ways to “normalize not stigmatize” including peer counseling, assigning mental health modules during orientation & educational campaigns.@mmt98 #CSSWMMT22 https://t.co/OqGE99cHWk

[jazel Flor @jflor3401]

For anyone supporting LGBTQ youth, @TrevorProject is an incredible resource for suicide prevention/intervention and offers a vast range of educational materials around gender, sexuality, race, and mental health. #CSSWMMT22 @mmt98 @NoStigmas

https://t.co/jPAGVPiUSs

[jazel Flor @jflor3401]

The media is a major perpetrator of mental health stigma. Check out how @ThisIsMyBrave is using media and performance to build a counter-narrative #CSSWMTT22 @mmt98
https://t.co/eNgshrFM0G

[roxanaransoli @roxanaransoli]

"We need to hold the media accountable for the material they produce&we need to speak up when on-screen portrayals of mental illness are disrespectful or rob people of their dignity."
https://t.co/nSOc9k8j7i @mmt98 #CSSWMMT22

[jazel Flor @jflor3401]

https://t.co/eRAQYWyz0T

[jazel Flor @jflor3401]

@meli_cssw @mmt98 "Just get over it"
"stop thinking about it"
"you just need to smoke"
"there are kids in Mexico who are starving"
"I wish I was in grad school"
"you're just confused. try acting like a girl"
"scandalosa"
(omg I have way too many)

[jazel Flor @jflor3401]

@mag2789 @mmt98 I would! But that may be due to recognition from my own experiences with being debilitated by mental health challenges

[jazel Flor @jflor3401]

@JamesFr15313138 I think it's ridiculous that many campuses don't offer inclusive mental health services. My undergrad, UC Berkeley, offered services to all students regardless of insurance. And many of the services were free.

[jazel Flor @jflor3401]

How is academic culture toxic to your mental health?
#DestigmatizeGraduateMentalHealth
#CSSWMMT22 @mmt98

[Danielle Thomas @justifyjusticee]

I personally believe that academic twitter is very toxic & negative for incoming PhD students. Let us enjoy this excitement, we are nervous enough as is. Telling us how difficult it is is not helping & surely is not great advice.
#AcademicChatter

[jazel Flor @jflor3401]

A beautiful testimonial around the stigma and struggles of living with schizophrenia #CSSWMMT22 @mmt98
I Am Not A Monster: Schizophrenia | Cecilia McGough | TEDxPSU https://t.co/5h7zvSm3iN via @YouTube

[jazel Flor @jflor3401]

@SocialWorkDawn @mmt98 Oh Dawn, your words are one of my favorite "pick me ups." You always make me feel so affirmed (hugs)

[jazel Flor @jflor3401]

It takes a tumultuous amount of strength to speak one's truth. Survivors deserve to be HEARD with compassion. Never dismiss someone's experience as "not that bad." AND remember violence is a spectrum.
#CSSWMMT22 @mmt98

[Dawn Amram @SocialWorkDawn]

Through bearing witness alongside survivors, we can play a role in the healing process, and advocate for the necessary changes and protections in our society. Learn more about Coercive Control below.
https://t.co/ZotjkCTuSu
@CoerciveCntrl @SexAssaultAware @mmt98 #CSSWMMT22

[jazel Flor @jflor3401]

Borderline Personality Disorder is an extremely stigmatized disorder. Even clinicians hold negative views and refuse clients despite the high risk for suicide amongst folx with the disorder. How can we break the stigma?
#CSSWMMT22 @mmt98

https://t.co/9u2BbpDbCC

[jazel Flor @jflor3401]

@SocialWorkDawn @CoerciveCntrl @SexAssaultAware @mmt98 Thank you times 100. It is so difficult coming forth as survivors are often blamed for their own victimization

[jazel Flor @jflor3401]

@JamesFr15313138 I definitely fall into that stat (no shame in my disclosure)

[jazel Flor @jflor3401]

Too many incarcerated girls are victims of sexual violence. "It's not deviance; it's trauma."

Check out these policy recommendations set forth by Georgetown to end the Sexual Abuse to Prison Pipeline

https://t.co/KdQXlsYAzo

#CSSWMMT22 @mmt98 @nned_net

[jazel Flor @jflor3401]

@dsy2110 @mmt98 Thank you for this share. Sex work is such a stigmatized profession that is made unsafe by criminalization. #sexworkiswork